Massaging yourself might seem as useless as trying to tickle yourself. But if there is a good reason for rubbing your own muscles, it’s probably muscle “knots” or trigger points: sore spots associated with aching and stiffness, as common as pimples, which may be a cause and/or complication of nearly almost anything else that hurts...

Just a few moments of gentle rubbing can be enough for an easy case. Although trigger points can be amazingly nasty, even tougher cases often seem to be surprisingly easy to get rid of with a bit of simple self-massage with your own thumbs or tools you have around the house, like a tennis ball. Why so easy?..."

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How does acupuncture for depression work? The acupuncturist will insert needles into certain points of your body that are thought to connect to the negative emotions that you are having.

The needles are thought to fix blocked energy or imbalances in your body, which will also influence your mind. This process is something you would receive once a week or several times a week depending on your individual situation.

...There does seem to be evidence of the effectiveness of acupuncture in terms of blocking stress hormones and the stress response. This may be because the needles activate natural painkillers in the brain in the form of endorphins."

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